..xylophilus endoglucanases acted on the cellulose-hemicellulose complex in the cell walls, resulting in a weakening of the mechanical strength of the cell walls to facilitate the nematode's feeding on plant cells...

Longicorn beetle that vectors pinewood nematode carries many Wolbachia genes on an autosome

..alternatus. The discovery of massive gene transfer from Wolbachia to M. alternatus would provide further insights into the evolution and fate of laterally transferred endosymbiont genes in multicellular host organisms...

Sequence-based identification of Japanese Armillaria species using the elongation factor-1 alpha gene